tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post1459436196560550430..comments2018-02-17T20:29:31.498-08:00Comments on John K Stuff: Wayne Boring's SupermanJohnKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033480276168015590noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-77244741131960836772009-07-11T22:10:07.275-07:002009-07-11T22:10:07.275-07:00I am both delighted and a bit upset that this made...I am both delighted and a bit upset that this made me laugh hard enough to jolt me out of my sleepiness. Superman looks about as agitated as Charlie Sheen ever does nowadays (or ever?) in the &quot;blurting out the truth&quot; segment.Rampanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695179427086367734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-70901346766133109692009-07-06T21:42:52.416-07:002009-07-06T21:42:52.416-07:00Kyle,
POWER RANGERS was a half-assed Americanizat...Kyle,<br /><br />POWER RANGERS was a half-assed Americanization of the Super Sentai series. I was a fan of Super Sentai before POWER RANGERS unfortunately happened along and deformed the entire tokusatsu (Japanese SPFX) medium the world over, let alone the J-Hero genre.<br /><br />Everything live-action comic-book-based American superheroes wish they could be, the Japanese have achieved in John Paul Cassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06196996549910825903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-32573762713485321412009-07-06T01:44:34.057-07:002009-07-06T01:44:34.057-07:00I was never a fan of most superheroes, especially ...I was never a fan of most superheroes, especially superman. I hated his lack of weaknesses. <br /><br />The only heroes I ever latched onto were ninja turtles and Power Rangers. which, now that I think about it, it doesnt get much more ridiculous than those. <br /><br />I do like the Spiderman movies, but even with those I cam in pretty late. didn&#39;t see the first till the second was about to Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15964828510022436192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-66416140686859885102009-07-05T15:53:18.363-07:002009-07-05T15:53:18.363-07:00John, (or any of the others lamenting the end of t...John, (or any of the others lamenting the end of thick, wooden, slab-men) has anyone introduced you to Frank Quietly&#39;s superman and batman? <br /><br />https://www.livewireworld.com/store/images/large/d_5665.jpg<br /><br />Small cranium, but chin? check.<br /><br />Squinty eyes? check.<br /><br />Emphasis on the pajama like costume? check.<br /><br />Stiff akward pose? check.<br /><br />Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02020227799163196037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-84534995635616591132009-07-04T18:34:44.109-07:002009-07-04T18:34:44.109-07:00This whole idea of preposterous reminds me, on Mon...<i>This whole idea of preposterous reminds me, on Monday I was watching an anime cartoon and it was the last episode. I realize how completely retarded it was. They even used Superman science to explain everything! it was hilarious the robots where as big as galaxies and they where using other Milky ways as throwing stars!<br /></i><br /><br />Hey Niki, I beleive you were thinking of Gurren Brandon D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11106408333275112728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-82625198575920216762009-07-04T07:41:00.100-07:002009-07-04T07:41:00.100-07:00wow..you&#39;re so right about that, man..Superman...wow..you&#39;re so right about that, man..Superman loses so much when he&#39;s not drawn like a GI Joe. Why didn&#39;t I ever notice that?Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13645167422603020869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-44538356906399525192009-07-03T23:22:07.219-07:002009-07-03T23:22:07.219-07:00Hahaha. When I saw the name &quot;Wayne Boring&quo...Hahaha. When I saw the name &quot;Wayne Boring&quot; I thought you were doing some kind of play on words or something. Good stuff.bloatedsackofprotoplasmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225301571381790562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-8319800224656411412009-07-03T19:51:30.833-07:002009-07-03T19:51:30.833-07:00There are a couple of interesting Fleischer Superm...There are a couple of interesting Fleischer Superman model sheets in Leslie Cabarga&#39;s Fleischer book. Two notable things that they demonstrate:<br /><br />1. Superman and Clark Kent were treated as completely separate characters, with somewhat different body construction.<br /><br />2. The Fleischer guys were used to animating characters based on circles, and the model sheets make a point of Pilsner Pantherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811124330607816440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-69197443037377528942009-07-03T18:59:29.950-07:002009-07-03T18:59:29.950-07:00The irony of superhero comic books is that they do...The irony of superhero comic books is that they don&#39;t reflect anything about humanity at all no matter how flawed they are, there is always a one dimensonal division between good and bad. <br /><br />On the other hand look at &quot;funny animal&quot; comics such as the work of Carl Barks. Donald Duck and Scrooge McDuck are like everyone else in real life, they aren&#39;t trying to save the Rick Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518171797365794688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-3084539255606762932009-07-03T18:44:44.634-07:002009-07-03T18:44:44.634-07:00Man-Man and Boy-Boy?
Wally Wood did a great job o...Man-Man and Boy-Boy?<br /><br />Wally Wood did a great job of unintentionally copying Wayne Boring poses with frozen joints.Bill J. Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12404575148029025936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-83048336262531050442009-07-03T17:08:44.178-07:002009-07-03T17:08:44.178-07:00It&#39;s not only the blatant stiffness which make...<i>It&#39;s not only the blatant stiffness which makes superheroes funny, but also the subtle fascistic ideology, having superior humans running around taking the law into their hands and messing up their environment in order to bring goodness to the world</i><br /><br /><br /><br />That pretty much sums it up for me, too. I&#39;ll never understand the allure of men in rubber underwear - but I mike f.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02685917448327606335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-75823760367812283812009-07-03T15:39:44.403-07:002009-07-03T15:39:44.403-07:00This post gave me an idea for a Superman cartoon y...This post gave me an idea for a Superman cartoon you could do. It could be drawn as a parody of Wayne Boring&#39;s art.<br /><br />You could also do a Fantastic Four sketch I have in a parody of Jack Kirby&#39;s art.Jorge Garridohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06773761831300035917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-85241726888765838152009-07-03T15:30:12.620-07:002009-07-03T15:30:12.620-07:00I can&#39;t make it to San Diego, can you please s...I can&#39;t make it to San Diego, can you please send me the Batman Parody video or post it on YouTube?<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Tommy<br />http://www.bat-blog.comtomztoyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077788010426744104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-71595062499692464772009-07-03T15:16:13.940-07:002009-07-03T15:16:13.940-07:00OH, man! I never thought of THose superhero comics...OH, man! I never thought of THose superhero comics as being any kind of comedy (On the count of I never read them first hand), but now I am laughing my pants off! Batman IS funny! Superman is made of logs!Sean Wiighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398177541958925740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-74362295328799199802009-07-03T14:00:49.489-07:002009-07-03T14:00:49.489-07:00Original and really interesting take on Superheroe...Original and really interesting take on Superheroes.<br /><br />i&#39;m not a Mary Worth specialist, but these kind of remind me of Mary Worth, but with another layer on top of it. Instead of &quot; Is the doctor going to marry the nurse?&quot; its&#39; Should I tell my girlfriend that the planet&#39;s going to explode?&quot;; but its essentially the same melodrama.That&#39;s what makes it so thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18056816250887813090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-86544161700389576622009-07-03T13:22:48.623-07:002009-07-03T13:22:48.623-07:00This whole idea of preposterous reminds me, on Mon...This whole idea of preposterous reminds me, on Monday I was watching an anime cartoon and it was the last episode. I realize how completely retarded it was. They even used Superman science to explain everything! it was hilarious the robots where as big as galaxies and they where using other Milky ways as throwing stars! I really always love how they find crazy ways to explain everything such as Nikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02975751161143205872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-27835358217056007282009-07-03T12:46:52.113-07:002009-07-03T12:46:52.113-07:00Oh, how I miss the San Diego Comic Con! I used to ...Oh, how I miss the San Diego Comic Con! I used to go every year! Alas! Now I&#39;m too busy and too poor!<br /><br />When I was a kid I absolutely HATED Wayne Boring&#39;s art. But when I was a kid I absolutely absorbed every freaking Wayne Boring Superman story. Go figure. I must have secretly liked his work and didn&#39;t want to admit it to myself. I loved the absolutely insane stories. I HemlockManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281049641681225389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-87501266990678041922009-07-03T12:05:47.250-07:002009-07-03T12:05:47.250-07:00Wayne Boring was &amp; will forever will be the gr...Wayne Boring was &amp; will forever will be the greatest Superman artist (including the long tenured Curt Swan).<br /><br />Boring&#39;s artwork was fun &amp; exciting, something painfully missing in the post-1970 anatomy lessons that took over the superhero comics. <br /><br />So many of today&#39;s artists push the muscle envelope more laughably than Chuck Jones did for The Crusher in Rabbit Larry Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02796712092304761340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-38944677496560190632009-07-03T11:46:01.452-07:002009-07-03T11:46:01.452-07:00ah ha ha ha ha! good.ah ha ha ha ha! good.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03736749486445043693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1173235708592816072009-07-03T11:40:06.453-07:002009-07-03T11:40:06.453-07:00The only other comic character that comes close to...<i>The only other comic character that comes close to the preposterousness of Superman is Batman.</i><br /><br />I&#39;ve never liked superheros, but Batman was OK because he was just a rich guy who could afford cool gadgets.<br /><br /><b>Marvel</b> heros were the worst - some freak accident happens and viola: a new superhero is born! But... they have issues!<br /><br />What a cliché!Jack G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11582354325563283998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-29828606675925275122009-07-03T11:09:39.768-07:002009-07-03T11:09:39.768-07:00There&#39;s more deep romantic love in a traffic l...There&#39;s more deep romantic love in a traffic light than in that drawing.Isaachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05665320410266166110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-11752854518935574692009-07-03T10:15:09.754-07:002009-07-03T10:15:09.754-07:00Great scans....I agree with Oliver the 1966 Batman...Great scans....I agree with Oliver the 1966 Batman was comedy!nktoonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16073980638387687701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-38828433057592389602009-07-03T09:39:27.228-07:002009-07-03T09:39:27.228-07:00&quot;LEAVE EVERYTHING TO ME!!!&quot;
It&#39;s no...&quot;LEAVE EVERYTHING TO ME!!!&quot;<br /><br />It&#39;s not only the blatant stiffness which makes superheroes funny, but also the subtle fascistic ideology, having superior humans running around taking the law into their hands and messing up their environment in order to bring goodness to the world.<br /><br />I also think the deadpan portrayal of stiffness by Adam West and Burt Ward is also Oliver_Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12457187224201712751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-86172628949518063012009-07-03T09:20:55.391-07:002009-07-03T09:20:55.391-07:00Is that artist&#39;s name really Wayne Boring????Is that artist&#39;s name <i>really</i> Wayne <b>Boring</b>????Kali Fontecchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11203562437910689569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-2037832119931983142009-07-03T09:20:54.560-07:002009-07-03T09:20:54.560-07:00Hey now, show the rest of us this nugget of entert...Hey now, show the rest of us this nugget of entertainment, too.<br /><br />Good post.Mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052073483047055170noreply@blogger.com